The Portland daily press., 1887-08-18
GARFIELD COUNTY ARMINc.
The Inhabitants Preparing to Resist
CoIorow's Bucks.
Indians Treacherously Attempt to
Murder Their White Guides.
A Courier's Ride of los Miles In
Thirteen Hours.

DENVER, Aug. IA correspondent of the
Rocky Mountain News, ,telegraphs from Glen
wood that Van Clief, the courier whom Gen.
West sent out to find Sheriff Kendall. arrived
there yesterday morning, having ridden from
Kendalls camp, near Thornburg's cattle
ground, in less than 13 hours, distance of
105 miles.
Forty Of Kendalps men, he said, weakened
and deserted him, leaving only 15 men. He
Is greatly reduced. His horses are wern out,
and he is working toward Meeker for assist
ance and supplies. The messenger says the
Utes are coming up from the reservation
and from Douglass Creek. The worst has
been realized, and the citizens of Garfield
county are wrought up to an intense pitch of
excitement over the fact that the whole
White River country is swarming with Indi-
ans, and that an attack by them Is imminent
on all of the ranches lying away from Meek
er.
The condition of affairs at Meeker shows
fever heat. Most thorough preparations are
being made, and If the Indians attack they
will meet with warm reception. Sheriff
Kendall is expected back today, and other
ranch men living on White Yampa and Bear
rivers will soon follow and concentrate their
forces at Glenwood Springs, where there are
225 men to resist the combined forces of the
Indians Couricrs have been sent out to no.
tify settlers of Salurian, Carbonate, Gresham
and other towns lying in the vicinity of
Meeker.
If battle occurs, the difficulty will not be
settled in day or in week. The country
in which the campaign will be conducted is
favorable to the Utes in every way. Gar
field county is over 5000 square miles in area,
and is probably the most broken and irregu-
lar surface in the State.
Harry Goff. the cowboy, who was sent by
Sheriff Kendall with a despatch to Gen.
by the Utes, arrived at Glenwood Springs,
Monday night, after a hard ride. The mes
sage is as follows:
MILK RIVER, Col, Aug. 10.
General Vest =
sage. In reply, will say that we cannot get to
talk with the Utes at all. Every time we go they
shoot at us, and will not start towards the reser
my opinion, we have got to fight. If can get
arms ammunition and an outfit for one hundred
men, can settle the matter in 10 or 20 days.
j. c. KENDALL, Sheriff.
The cause of the present outbreak was an
attempt by Sheriff Kendall and a posse to ar
rest two of Colorow's bucks .for horse steal
ing. The Indians began firing on the sher
ifs men, and the firing was returned. killing
one Indian. The Indians retired to the
brush. and kept up the firing. They are now
gathering their whole tribe together, which
consists of so or 60 warriors. They have
sent to the agency for more of these rene
gades, who will join them if they are not
prevented. Serious trouble is feared, as
Colerow is threatening destruction and to go
on the warpath. 1t is safe to say that unless
the Indians shake the dust of Garfield coun-
ty from their moccasins and get back to the
agency, the two bucks will be arrested. Ken
dali is brave and fearless man, and an In
dian fighter since 1859.
DENVER, Col. Aug. 17.--The latest from
the seat of the Ute outbreak is to the effect
that Sheriff Kendall reached Meeker last
night, bringing four Of Colorow's men, in
order to hold pow-wow. The Indians ask
ed for fifteen days to reach their reservation
in Utah. This being granted, the Indians
asked for an escort through the settlement.
on their return to ColOrow, and two men
were sent with them. On the way, the Indi-
ans attacked the escort with their knives,
and severely wounded them, and they were
also fired upon by a party of Utes in am
bush Sheriff Kendall telegraphed Gen.
Adams that no time should be lost in push
ing the troops to the front, as he anticipated
an attack upon Meeker and all the unpro-
tected settlements and ranches as Colorow's
three bands have united
United States Marshal Hill today tele-
graphed Gen. Crook for the assistance of
United States troops. The companies which
left Denver. Colorado Springs, and Leadville
last night for Glenwood Springs, will not
reach there until tomorrow evening.